. A mason from Rubber
site in the Prestea Huni/Valley district has been sentenced to 12 years
imprisonment by a circuit court in Tarkwa for robbery.

The convict, Seidu Fuseini, pleaded guilty and
was convicted on his own plea.

Prosecuting Police Chief Inspector Faustina
Celestina Anaman told the court, presided over by Mr. Emmanuel Bart-Plange Brew
that the complainant Kwaku Adansi is a motor rider and a resident of Kutukrom
near Prestea.

She said on June 21 at about 2100
hours, Fuseini hired the services of the complainant from Kutukrom to
Ahomkakrom village around Prestea.

The Prosecution said when the convict reached
his destination, he asked the complainant to wait and transport him back to
Kutukrom.

On their way back, Inspector Anaman said
Fuseini told the complainant he wanted to urinate and he stopped down and
parked.

According to the Prosecutor, the convict
attacked the complainant, smeared powered pepper on his face and snatched his
motor bike from him.

She said some witnesses who were also
traveling on the same road emerged with a motorbike and the complainant
approached them and narrated what had happened to them.

She said the witnesses chased the convict and
saw him riding the motorbike in Prestea township.

Inspector Anaman said the witnesses
raised the alarm and alerted those nearby and with their help, Fuseini was
arrested together with the Hoajin unregistered motorbike valued 3,000 Ghana cedis.